Happily Staff

Two middle school basketball teams showed incredible sportsmanship in a recent game. Landon Hayes, 14, from Bolivar, Missouri, was diagnosed with a condition called Global Developmental Delays in 2011, which puts him behind other children his age. But the huge basketball fan, who usually helps with managerial duties, was given a shot at fame. With his team the Bolivar Liberators losing heavily, the 14-year-old was brought into the game. But then the opposition did something truly special - they made sure he scored.

A beloved father let out a huge scream and burst into happy tears, as he opened a gift box to discover his daughter, who he had not seen in three years. His daughter, Stephanie, 21, had moved to Florida to pursue higher education three years prior, and during that time she had not been able to return home to visit her family. But approaching the box in his home town of Lima, Peru, Cesar Rodriguez Torres, 49, had no idea what to expect - least of all his daughter home to surprise him.

A dog’s adorable weekly routine with her human “best friend” has gone viral thanks to a video of her unable to contain her excitement as she waits for the elevator to arrive.

A beloved stepdad can’t fight back his tears as he reads out a note from his stepson containing a loving adult adoption request.

A wife surprised her husband of 60 years with a surprise reunion after a lengthy hospital stay.

A man was brought to floods of happy tears as his stepchildren surprised him with an adult adoption request 18 years in the making.

A military mom screamed in shock and almost fainted, as she opened a gift to discover a U.S. Marine Corps hat, which she suddenly realized could only mean one thing.

A loving nurse who once provided a stranded teenager with a ride and place to stay for the night surprised her with adoption papers on Christmas Eve, having since taken her into her care.